Missouri Laws 287.400 – Accident — duty of division — employer
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 287.400
- accident: as used in this chapter shall mean an unexpected traumatic event or unusual strain identifiable by time and place of occurrence and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury caused by a specific event during a single work shift. See Missouri Laws 287.020
- division: as used in this chapter means the division of workers' compensation of the department of labor and industrial relations of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 287.020
- employee: as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean every person in the service of any employer, as defined in this chapter, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, or under any appointment or election, including executive officers of corporations. See Missouri Laws 287.020
- employer: as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean:
(1) Every person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability partnership or company, trustee, receiver, the legal representatives of a deceased employer, and every other person, including any person or corporation operating a railroad and any public service corporation, using the service of another for pay. See Missouri Laws 287.030
Upon receipt of notice of any accident for which compensation other than that provided in section 287.140 is payable, the division shall inform the employee generally of his rights under this chapter. The employer shall notify the division as soon as payment of compensation is commenced and when terminated, and shall file with the division, at the time of notice of termination, a physician’s report. In the event a dispute arises between the employer and the employee regarding the payment of compensation, the division shall assist the employee in filing a claim and securing an early adjudication thereof.